Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Busumbu Deposit, Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 30485
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30485.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Busumbu Deposit, Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°49'47"N
Longitude: 34°16'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0.82972222222222,34.269166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Apatite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	None	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel
Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba Ca F Fe H Mg O P S Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Ca F Fe H Mg O P S Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Baddeleyite Baryte Clay Corundum Diaspore None Smectite-vermiculite Spinel
Zircon

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Crandallite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	66	2.6	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	2.6	11547
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	66	2.6	310
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	66	2.6	2740
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	66	2.6	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	2.6	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	2.6	14899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	66	2.6	652
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	2.6	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000400	carbonatite complex with transitional alkali basalt composition
Jen_0000642	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate (?cone sheets) and irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, pyroxenite, hornblendite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite, vent agglomerate, carbonated silicate rocks and K-rich fenites.
Jen_0000643	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate (?cone sheets) and irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, pyroxenite, hornblendite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite, vent agglomerate, carbonated silicate rocks and K-rich fenites.
Jen_0000644	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate (?cone sheets) and irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, pyroxenite, hornblendite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite, vent agglomerate, carbonated silicate rocks and K-rich fenites.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000400	27.5	22.5	25±2.5	K-Ar		Yes	274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Bukusu Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000642	32.5	32.5	32.5			Yes	274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Bukusu	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000643	27.5	22.5	25±2.5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes	274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Bukusu	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000644	40	40	40	Nd, Sr		Yes	274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Bukusu	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00642	66	2.6	Tertiary				30485	Busumbu Deposit, Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Bukusu Complex (Busumbu, Busumu, Busuku)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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